Unclaimed winning lottery tickets, one sold in Eatontown, about to expire

10:03 AM,
Dec. 6, 2012

Carmela Ruvolo of Brick looks on as Chimanbhai Patel counts the Powerball tickets she purchased at Pine Brook Liquor, Deli and Grocery in Tinton Falls last month. Three winning lottery tickets sold in New Jersey are set to expire by the end of this month.

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Picture this: You've been holding a winning lottery ticket worth $200,000 or $250,000 for nearly one year without claiming the prize.

That is the head-scratching reality that has befallen three winning lottery tickets set to expire this month, including one that was sold in Eatontown, said Judith Drucker, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Lottery.

A lottery winner has one year from the drawing to claim the prize. ...